http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ A website that links to other sites that particularly refer to the benefits and drawbacks of using cell phones in school.
The following resources can be used to send free text messages from a computer with Internet Access.
WARNING: Make sure you test these websites thoroughly before recommending them to your students. The free nature of the website can make them difficult to navigate and subject to excessive and sometimes inappropriate advertising.
Borthwick, A., & Pierson, M. (Eds.) 2008. Transforming classroom practice: Professional development strategies in educational technology. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.
National Research Council, 2007. Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Potential Uses of Information Technology, Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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The following resources were referenced
when creating this Wiki:
Web Resources
http://www.polleverywhere.com A website where you can create free polls to use in your classroom.
http://www.insidetheschool.com/articles/polleverywhere-com-turning-cell-phones-into-a-tool-for-student-engagement/ An article on benefits and drawbacks of using polls in your classroom.
http://thinkingmachine.pbworks.com/w/page/22187713/Think-Mobile-Phones-for-Learning A website listing multiple academic uses of cell phones.
http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/03/cell-phones-in-classrooms.html An article discussing research about using cell phones in education with a focus on using cell phones in a math classroom.
http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/cell-phones-in-the-classroom An article discussing the distracting effect of cell phones and how a classroom can avoid that while also making use of the cell phones.
http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_94983ea4-bee1-11df-9ede-001cc4c03286.html Another good article discussing the use of polleverywhere in the classroom.
http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ A website that links to other sites that particularly refer to the benefits and drawbacks of using cell phones in school.
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/trends-in-higher-education/cell-phones-in-the-classroom-is-it-time-to-reconsider-your-policy/ An article attempting to convince teachers that cell phones might have a use in the classroom.
The following resources can be used to send free text messages from a computer with Internet Access.
WARNING: Make sure you test these websites thoroughly before recommending them to your students. The free nature of the website can make them difficult to navigate and subject to excessive and sometimes inappropriate advertising.
http://textingmania.com/
http://www.txtdrop.com/
http://www.textem.net/
http://www.joopz.com/
http://www.textyourbuddy.com/
Bibliography
Borthwick, A., & Pierson, M. (Eds.) 2008. Transforming classroom practice: Professional development strategies in educational technology. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.
National Research Council, 2007. Enhancing Professional Development for Teachers: Potential Uses of Information Technology, Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
WikiBooks: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Designing_Professional_Development/Tech-Learning#Technology_Based_Learning
Standards
Content Area Standards: Technology Standards for All Illinois Teachers
http://www.isbe.net/profprep/CASCDvr/pdfs/24120_coretechnology.pdf
International Society for Technology in Education: NETS for Teachers
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers.aspx